Shuttle



Jam. 29, 1952 A. RoELANDTs SHUTTLE Filed Jan. 22, 1949 5 Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 29, 1952 A. ROELANDTS 2,583,796

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3.3 f 9' INVENTOR. (54 35 J4 jf 0^/ @5L/ambra Patented Jan. 29, 1952 UNITED SHUTTLE Adelson Roelandts, Mont-St. Amand Lez-Gand, Belgium Application January 22, 1949, Serial No. 72,237 In Belgium September 11, 1948 9 Claims.

The present invention relates to shuttles for automatic or regular weaving looms.

An object of the present invention is to provide a shuttle for regular or automatic weaving looms which is designed and constructed to achieve a great economy in the use of wood or other material necessary for its manufacture, a saving in the neighborhood of 50% being realized in the use of material over that required for shuttles heretofore proposed.

Another object is to provide a shuttle of the character described, which is lconstructed and arranged to achieve the aforesaid economical utilization of material, and wherein the solid body of the shuttle tips is reinforced and the cop is rigidly maintained in its position on the longitudinal axis of the shuttle without permitting any oscillation of the cop from that position.

The foregoing objects are accomplished by providing a shuttle made up of separate parts, forming the various elements thereof, which are appropriately shaped and assembled together in a rigid manner.

' In accordance with the present invention, a shuttle for non-automatic looms is provided with a shuttle tip body at the holding side of the cop having a central reinforcing member and a copholding rod hinged on the inner extremity of the latter. Each of the exterior faces of the reinforcing member is provided with a semi-circular groove in which corresponding parts of extensions of circular cross-section of a holding clip for the cop-holding .rod are adapted to engage when in horizontal position.

In a shuttle for automatic looms, embodying the present invention, the body of the shuttle tips is designed so that the usual spiral member is replaced by an assembly of spacers on the side faces of the central reinforcing member, with one of the spacers being formed to guide or thread the weft yarn up to its outlet.

The above, and other objects, features and advantages, of the present invention will be apparent in the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments thereof, which is to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof and wherein:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view, in a horizontal plane, along the line l-l of Fig. 2, of a shuttle constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along theline 3--3 of Fig. 1;

Figs. 4 and '5 are elevationalviews, looking in the same directions as Figs. 1 and 2, respectively, and showing a tip body located at the upper end of the shuttle in Figs. 1 and 2;

Figs. 6 and 7 are elevational views, looking in the same directions as Figs. 1 and 2, respectively. and showing a spacer incorporated in the lower tip construction of the shuttle of Figs. 1 and 2;

Figs. 8 and 9 are elevational views, looking in theV same directions as Figs. 4 and 5, respectively, but showing the lower tip body included in the shuttle illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 10 is an elevational view, looking in the direction of Fig. 2, of one of the arms of a copholding clip of the shuttle of Figs. 1 and 2;

Figs. 11 and 12 are elevational views, looking in the same directions as Figs. 4 and 5, respectively, and showing a spacer incorporated in the upper tip construction of the shuttle of Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary plan view, on an enlarged scale, of the upper or threader end of the shuttle of Figs. l and 2;

Fig. 14 is an end View of the threader and shown in Fig. 13 and looking at said end from the cop side thereof;

Fig. 15 is a side elevational view of the threader end portion illustrated in Fig. 13, and showing the yarn outlet;

Fig. 16 is a longitudinal sectional view in a horizontal plane and taken along the line iii- I6 of Fig. 15;

Figs. 17, 18, 19 and 20 are transverse sectional views taken along the lines l'l-I'l, |8--I8, lil- I9 and 2U20 of Fig. 13, respectively;

Fig. 21 is an elevational view of an element included in the illustrated shuttle;

Fig. 22 is an elevational view of a side face of the spacer located at the inside of the side plate at the yarn outlet end of the illustrated shuttle;

Fig. 23 is a fragmentary plan view of the threader end of a shuttle embodying the present invention and having a threader point;

Fig. 24 is an elevational View of the outside face of a spacer included in the construction of Fig. 23 and showing the position and manner of attachment of the threader point;

Fig. 25 is a longitudinal sectional View in a horizontal plane of an end portion of a shuttle for non-automatic looms, showing the details of construction ensuring the correct positioning of the cop;

Figs. 26 and 27 are respectively side and end elevational views of a clip provided in the con- 3 struction of the shuttle of Fig. 25 for securing the cop-holding rod thereof;

Figs. 28 and 29 are respectively a fragmentary plan View and an end View of the cop-holding rod showing the details of construction thereof at its secured or supported end; and

Fig. 3G is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 35-36 of Fig. 25.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and initially to Figs. 1 to 12 thereof, a shuttle embodying the present invention is there shown to include side plates or walls l and 2 which at their opposite ends are joined to assemblies forming shuttle tips. The shuttle tip at the cop-holding end, the lower end as viewed in Figs. 1 and 2, comprises a central metal reinforcing member, shown in detail in Figs. 8 and 9, which is located in the longitudinal axis of the shuttle and includes a conical head or tip 3 integral with a body portion 4. The body portion 4 constitutes a, holding plate and is formed with holes I5 and i5 and with a beveled edge 5 at its end remote from the tip'3 to form the stop for the cop. Spacers 8, seen in detail in Figs. 6 and 7, are disposed against the opposite faces of the body portion 4 and are similarly formed with holes registering with the holes I5 and I5. Arms 6 and 1, one of which appears in detail in Fig. 10, are disposed between the interior faces of the side plates I and 2,`respectively, and the outer faces of the spacers 8 on the adjacent sides of the body portion t3 and are formed with holes in the base. or supported portions (thereof matching with the holes I5 and I6. 'Ihe arms 6 and I extend into the central space between the plates I and 2 and cooperate to provide a cop-holding clip. Finally, the elements at the cop-holding end of the shuttle are all held together in assembled relationship by bolts or rivets II and I2 (Figs. 1 and 2) extending therethrough.

The tip assembly formed as above provides a compact and solid shuttle tip capable of resisting or standing up under the repeated blows received by the shuttle during the operation of a loom. Since the arms 6 and l, constituting a oop-holding clip, are securely held by the bolts or other securing means and I2 in the plane of the central axis of the shuttle, the cop will be constrained from movement in the rectilinear direction of this axis. The described manner of securing the cop-holding clip, having therelated eifect on the cop held therein, will thus provide for the easy and smooth running of the weft yarn to avoid breaking the latter, particularly as the end of the weft yarn on'the cop is approached. k

The tip assembly at the other end of the shuttle is similar in some respects to that just described, and includes in this modication a central metal reinforcing member, shown in detail in Figs. 4 and 5, and formed with a conical head or tip I2 integral with a body portion 9 having holes I7 and I8 extending therethrough and terminating in a relatively narrow portion, remote from the tip H), which may be used for attaching the usual spiral threader (not shown). Spacers Ila and |813 are interposed between the opposite sides of the body portion S and the adjacent inside faces of the related end portions of side plates and 2, the tip assembly consisting of the central reinforcing member 9, Ill, the spacers ISa and i919 and the adjacent end portions of the side plates I and 2 is held together by bolts or other securing members I3 and I4 extending therethrough, with the bolt I3 extend- 4 ing through the hole I'I, on the central axis of the body portion 9, and the bolt I4 passing through the hole I8 which is located slightly be low that axis.

The walls or side plates I and 2 constitute the two principal elements of the shuttle assembly according to the present invention and are usually fabricated from wood. Since these two parts may be cut separately, a saving of at least 50% may be effected in the amount of wood required over that required when the equivalents of the side plates are cut in one piece from a single wood block, asin prior shuttles. Further, the side plates I and 2, as well as the spacers 8 and |S, may be formed of materials other than wood.

. such as, for example, fibre, compressed material,

light metals, alloys, moulded parts or the like, with little or no waste of these materials being encountered.

Figs. 13 to 22 inclusive, illustrate further details of the construction of the threader end,` of the shuttle, that is, the upper end of the shuttle as viewed in Figs. l and 2. The spacers I9a and I9b, being separated by the body portion 9 of the central reinforcing member, define a groove or slot 2| between their confronting inner faces in the area above the narrowed part of the body portion 9, as seen in Figs. 13, 14 and 17 to 20, through which the weft yarn 3| (Figs. 16 and 2G) may easily pass when being withdrawn from the cop.

The vinsert |9a and the adjacent end portion of the side wall '2 are cut to provide an oblique Vgroove or slot 20 opening laterally from the slot 2|. The bottom of the oblique slot 20 is formed by an enlarged lateral passage 25 opening at its inner end to the bottom portion 24 of the longitudinal slot 2|. As seen in Figs. 14 and 20, the bottom portion 24 of the longitudinal slot.2| is cylindrical in shape and is defined by semi-cylindrical channels formed in the confronting faces of the spacers ISa and |9b and equal in length to the narrowed portion of the body 9 of the central reinforcing member. The passage 25 opens outwardly through the aperture 23 formed in the outside face of the side plate 2.

As seen in Fig. 13the spacer |9a, at the conuence of the slots 2B and 2|, is formed with a pointed projection 22 on the side of slots 20 remote from the vtip I0. The pointed projection 22 is formed with a concave curved back edge and extends partially across the slot 2| while being bent slightly downward so that the weft thread 3| may be drawn from the cop past the projection 22 in the direction toward the tip I0 and the projection 22 prevents removal of the thread from the slots on the return movement of the shuttle.

A plate 29 (Figs. 21 and 22) is secured tothe outer side of the spacer Ita and includes a hooked portion 3B extending into the passage 25 at the bottom of the oblique lateral slot 20 to prevent upward removal of the weft thread from the latter. A chafing rod or strip 26, preferably formed 16) for the purpose of ensuring the smooth and friction free'running ofthe yarn 3| past these locations.. Y l

Instead of providing Vthe spacer ISa with a projection 22, as in Fig. 13,? a threader point or rod 32 'may be arranged as shown iin Figs. 23

and 524 and includes @an vend portion 32a bent substantiall'y at ua right 'angle 'relative to the lon` :gitudinal 'axis 'or the shuttle and :an opposite Vend portion 32h forming an `obtuse Vangle Ywith the central portion-of Vtl-rer'od 32.

The end portion 32a 'is imbedded in a `suitable hole of the spacer Illia (Fig. 23) to anchor the frodi 32 with -the 'central fportion :of the latter residing 'in a suitably upwardly inclined `:groove 4I lform'ed in the outer face "of the spacer ISa (Fig. 24). The rod 32 is held pla-ce in the Areceiving groove between 'the contacting faces of the spacer l9a and the side plate 2. Rod 32 extends into the lateral slot 2li `at the point where end portion 32h is bent relative to the central portion thereof. End portion 32h follows slot 20 and Vcontinues beyond the junction of the slots 2'9 and 2l to extend into the latter. `Such an arrangement of the rod '32 provides tor the firm maintenance of the latterin its lixed position without any .possibility of rotation or twisting of the end portion 32h. 1

. Figs. 25 to `30, inclusive, illustrate the cop-heiding end portion of a shuttle for non-automatic looms and constructed in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a cop-holding rod 33 is formed with a bifurcated part or fork 35 at one end which is hinged to the extremity of the central e reinforcing member 4.a, by means of a pin 33a (Fig. 25), and maintained thereon by its legs 33 and 4B, as will be explained hereinafter.

The above described hinge mounting for the rod 33 permits swinging of the latter from the illustrated position, aligned with the longitudinal axis of the shuttle, to a position approximately at a right angle thereto so that, with the rod 33 in the last mentioned position, the operator may manually remove an empty cop and replace it with a full cop.

The cop-holding rod 33, terminating in the fork 35 having legs 39 and 40, when in its horizontal position in alignment with the longitudinal axis of the shuttle, is maintained iixed and rigid by two extremities 38 extending from the arms 31 which form a retaining clip for the cophold ing rod and are secured to the shuttle tip assen bly in the same manner as the arms 6 and 1.0i the shuttle (Figs. 1 and 2) for automatic looms previously described.

Each of the arms 31 is iiat and elongated in configuration and the extremity 38 is resilient and of rounded cross-section having a diameter equal to the thickness of the iiat arm 31 (Figs. 26 and 27). The outer face of each of the legs 39 and 40 is formed with a groove 34 of semicylindrical cross-section (Figs. 28 and 29) to receive the related extremity 38 of the retaining clip assembly which then hold the rod 33 inits fixed operative position. A spring 36, in the form of a curved resilient wire secured on the rod 33, is provided for retaining a cop on the latter.

The transverse bolts II and I2 hold together the assembly of the side plates I and 2, arms 31, spacers and central reinforcing member 4a.

As the yarn threader arrangements previously described have no application in shuttlesior non-automatic looms, the spacers in the tip construction of the shuttle of Figs. 25 to 30 are provided merely to obtain the desired spacing between the side walls I and 2, and a suitable eyelet (not shown) formed of porcelain, glass or other material, is iitted in the side wall 2 as in conventional shuttles.

When the rod 33 is 'pivoted through .approximately 'a right `'angle to permit replacement ofthe cop, the rounded extremities 38 ride out of the grooves 34 inthe legs 39 fand 40., and then return to such grooves `on 'the return of the cop-holding rod 33 to 'its operative position .lying in the '1ongitudinal axis of the shuttle.

From the foregoing it is apparent that Athe 'present invention provides shuttles having advantages as follows:

A v'saving of approximately 50% inthe amount oi `'material required in its manufacture;

The possibility of using materials other than 'wood in vtheir manufacture;

The maintenance of the cop in fixed 'operative position aligned with the longitudinal axis of the shuttle byvirtu'eof the retaining clips formed rof `separate arms 'so that the possibility -of breaks inthe weft Athread i's -'materially decreased, and, consequently, numerous stoppage's `of the loom rare eliminated;

Increased strength at the l'opposite tips of 'the shuttles; and

Elimination of the conventional spiral threader.

While I have described and illustrated preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to those precise embodiments and that many changes and modifications may be effected therein without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as dened in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A shuttle for weaving looms comprising a plurality of assembled elements including two side members, two tip members, and a plurality of spacers, each tip member comprising a tip and a longitudinal body portion extending along the axis of the shuttle, each side member having two plane surfaces parallel to the sides of the tip member body portions, said spacers being located between the plane surfaces of the side members and the sides of the body portions, the side members, spacers and body portions being apertured and at least one securing member traversing the shuttle from side to side at each end thereof t0 retain the side members, spacers and tip members in assembled position, two members, interposed between the spacers and the plane surfaces of said side members at one end of the shuttle and having resilient portions extending therefrom toward the interior of the shuttle thereby to provide a resilient cop-holding clip and means being provided on at least one of the spacers at the other end of the shuttle to enable passage therethrough of the filling thread issuing from the cop.

2. A shuttle in accordance with claim 1 wherein the tip member body portion at the copholding end of the shuttle includes a beveled edge against which the cop abuts.

3. A shuttle according to claim 1 wherein the tip member body portion at said other end of the shuttle includes a narrowed portion thereby to provide space for insertion of a thread.

4. A shuttle according to claim l, particularly for use in non-automatic looms wherein the tip member body portion at the cop-holding end of the shuttle extends beyond the related spacers into the interior of the shuttle, said shuttle further comprising a cop-holding rod hinged to said extension about an axis transverse to the shuttle axls.

5. A shuttle according to claim 4 wherein said resilient portions extending toward the interior o'f the shuttle are of circular cross section, the cop-holding rod having grooves in the opposite side faces thereof to accommodate said resilient portions when in cop-holding position.

6. A shuttle according to claim 1 wherein said resilient portions extending toward the interior of the shuttle are curved concavely toward each other.

7. A shuttle according to claim 1 wherein one of the spacers at said other end of the shuttle is provided with a transverse slot extending obliquely across half the thickness of the element, wear resisting means being provided across the entrance to and the exit from the bottom of said slot.

8. A shuttle according to claim 7 wherein the one of said side members, in contact with said one spacer having the transverse slot therein, is provided with a corresponding slot extending into said rst slot laterally of the shuttle, the opening of the slot at the outer face of said one side member being provided with wear resisting means. v

` 9. A shuttle according to claim 8, wherein said one of the spacers at said other end of the shuttle is formed with a groove in the outside face thereof inclined relative to the longitudinal axis of the shuttle, said inclined groove terminating at one end in a bore perpendicular thereto and opening at its other end into said transverse slot, the shuttle further comprising a rod inserted in said groove and having an end portion at right angles fitted in said bore and a second end portion extending beyond the end of said inclined groove and into said transverse slot.

y ADELSON ROELANDTS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Hlame Date 588,935 Wood Aug. 24, 1897 2,436,356 Gelpke Feb. 17, 1948 

